Lamb Biryani - If you like cooked rice and lamb combination then making this lamb dish should be part of your cuisine. Easy to make when traditional Indian spices are available at your disposal.
Recipe Ingredients
* Lamb (cut to small pieces) - 1 kg
* Lamb stock - 2 cups
* Basmati Rice - 350g
* Cooking Oil - 1/2 cup
* Onions (chopped) - 2
* Cream - 1/2 cup
* Butter - 3 tbsp
* Green Cardamoms - 4
* Cloves - 2
* Cinnamon stick 1" - 1
* Yoghurt - 1/2 cup
* Javitri Powder - A Pinch
* Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
* Mint leaves (chopped) - 1 tsp
* Ginger (chopped) - 2 tbsp
* Saffron - a Pinch
* Ginger (cut to long thin strips) - 1 tsp
* Salt to taste
Preparation
Take a pan and heat oil in it. Once it is hot sauté chopped onions. Add cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon in the oil till they crackle. Add lamb pieces and sauté.
Then add red chilli powder, yoghurt and salt. Stir till dry. Add lamb stock and cook till the meat is almost done.
In a separate pan, boil rice in plenty of water till grains lengthen but are not fully cooked. Drain the excess water.
Remove the meat pieces from the curry and spread in a heat proof casserole. Strain the curry. Reserve half the curry and pour the remaining over the meat. Sprinkle javitri, mint, chopped ginger and half the cream over the meat.
Place half the rice on the meat pieces. Sprinkle the reserved cream, the reserved curry, the melted butter and saffron - crushed in a spoonful of water over it. Now place rest of the rice on top. Cover and seal the lid with a dough. Cook over low flame for about 15 to 20 minutes. Remover from heat, garnish with cur ginger strips and serve hot.
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